Chen Fan cautiously stepped forward, tried his fingers on the old man's pulse for a moment, turned around, and said to Xiao Wu and Yue Wuya: "The person is dead!"

Hearing this, Xiao Wu and Yue Wuya all breathed a sigh of relief, and the people also relaxed.

It can be said that in the battle against the old man, the three of them obviously felt unprecedented pressure, and in the end, it was only in the case of the three of them joining forces that they could win a narrow victory, at this moment, Chen Fan and the others all had a feeling of turning around in the ghost gate circle and coming back.

On the same day, Chen Fan and the three returned to the mercenary team again, and after briefly explaining the situation to the mercenary leader, Chen Fan took Shang Han and the other four people to leave the mercenary team and continue to the south of Zhongzhou.

After crossing the Hexi Corridor, there is a boundless barren mountain range in front of them, and the road is rugged and difficult to walk, even Chen Fan and others will inevitably be a little unbearable to walk for a long time under such conditions.

A few hours later, the five of them came to a relatively gentle mountain, it was noon, with the scorching sun on their heads, Fang Han complained while wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead: "Brother Chen, when is this kind of road a head, I feel that I can't hold it anymore." ”

Chen Fan was also so tired at this time that his eyes were full of stars, he took a deep breath, he looked up at the scorching sun, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Brother, insist on it again, in this situation, I can't help it." ”

"Hey!" Fang Han couldn't help but let out a wail.

For a whole day, everyone almost gritted their teeth to survive, and at sunset, the group finally crossed this mountain road and reached a dense forest. At this time, the trees on both sides of the road gradually began to thin, and everyone took out their water bags one after another while the sky was not completely dark, and poured a few large mouthfuls of them, and then quickened their pace to move forward.

Walking through the forest, the sky was completely dark, and at the foot of the mountain in front of me, you could see faint lights flickering, and you could hear human voices intermittently.

Everyone was overjoyed and walked in the direction of the lights.

This is a small village in the small town at the foot of the mountain, before Chen Fan and the others entered the village, they could hear the sound of clanging bells coming from a room in Zhuangtou, it turned out that a blacksmith shop in Zhuangtou was still working.

Next to the blacksmith shop was a tavern with a wine flag in the corner of the door, which looked old. The sudden appearance of Chen Fan and his group of five people made the villagers stop in their tracks, and their eyes were looking at them curiously, but no one came up to ask.

Chen Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, shook his head at Fang Han, Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu and Yue Wuya, and several people walked straight to the tavern. Before everyone could enter, they could hear a burst of laughter coming from the tavern, and several people looked at each other, sounding like business was doing pretty well here.

The tavern is not big, only a dozen steps from the main entrance to the end, and there are only about two dozen tables in it. The owner of the tavern was an old man, slightly chubby, bald in front, and in charge of running the hall was a young girl, dressed in a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, with a white lace pocket tied in front of her, and short black hair, which was quite delicate.

Chen Fan and the others found a place to sit by the window, and then put the packages they carried on the wine table, the former looked around, and finally fell on the girl's body, smiled lightly, and said, "Let's have a few drinks first." ”

The girl stepped forward and gave a salute and asked softly, "What do you want to drink?"

Chen Fan raised his head and thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Let's have a few hot drinks first!"

"Okay objectivity, please wait!" the girl replied with a smile, and walked away quickly.

At this time, Chen Fan turned his gaze to the old man standing at the counter and asked loudly, "Boss, do you have a place to stay here?" I have been walking with a few brothers for a whole day, and I want to stay with you for the night tonight. ”

Hearing Chen Fan's question, the tavern owner hurriedly ran over and replied: "It is our honor that a few guest officers can stay in the small shop, but our place is small, if we don't serve well, I hope a few people will bear with us." ”

Chen Fan was stunned, but he didn't expect the little old man in front of him to talk about the scene very beautifully, he laughed secretly in his heart, he nodded and said, "Don't get in the way, just have a place to rest." ”

"Okay, I'll clean up your room right away. The boss turned out of the bar and went outside the door to lead the horse.

After the boss left, Chen Fan looked at Fang Han and said, "Brother Fang, how far is it from the Adventurer Guild here?"

Fang Han silently calculated, raised his head and replied: "There are about ten days to go, Brother Chen, there is still more than half a month left for the assessment of the Adventurer Association, you see, are we resting here for a few more days?"

"Yes, Brother Chen, the brothers have been tired recently, it's better to rest here, anyway, it's still a long time. As soon as Fang Han's words fell, Xiao Wu and the others on the side also nodded their heads and echoed one after another.

Chen Fan was amused by everyone's uniform expressions, and he secretly estimated in his heart, indeed, the time was completely sufficient, and it was nothing to rest here for a few more days. Thinking of this, he said to the people, "Okay, brothers, let's rest here for a few more days before we leave." ”

"Long live Brother Chen!" everyone burst into cheers.

That night, Chen Fan and everyone had a hasty dinner, then returned to his room early, and after freshening up, Chen Fan opened the martial arts he brought with him and began to practice.

Chen Fan sat cross-legged on the bed at the window, and the moonlight poured in from the outside, reflecting on Chen Fan's face, adding a bit of heroism to his already handsome appearance. At this time, Chen Fan's palms were spread evenly and he began to move his strength, and in an instant, a fiery feeling suddenly rose from his lower abdomen, and immediately, the vitality in his body turned into a blazing air flow, surging into the meridians in his body.

Feeling that the heat was almost over, the strength of Chen Fan's luck was gradually deepening, and under the influence of it, the air flow in Chen Fan's body also became even hotter, and it spun rapidly and rushed into his blood from Chen Fan's veins.

Time passed quietly in the rush of this air current, and before you knew it, the night had gradually deepened.

Many things will grow very quickly at the beginning of cultivation, and then, at a certain point, they will slow down, or even pause for a long time. The cultivation of the exercises is exactly like this, Chen Fan is now in the initial stage, there is still a lot of room for his own field to grow, and with the help of the nameless little bell in his body, it seems that he is changing all the time. Every time he meditated and cultivated, Chen Fan would feel that there was too little time, the sun and the moon turned, and the night passed quietly, and the loud crowing of the rooster finally sounded.

It wasn't until dawn that Chen Fan took a nap, and early the next morning, before the third rooster crowed, Chen Fan got up early, and after washing, he walked to the tavern.

At this time, the tavern had already opened, and the boss, as usual, stood on the counter early and waited for the guests, and when he saw Chen Fan, the former was stunned at first, and then smiled and said, "Guest officer, got up so early?"

Chen Fan smiled faintly: "Get used to it." After a pause, he casually asked, "Boss, how is the business of your store?"

The tavern owner smiled and replied, "It's a small business, it's reasonable, when does the guest officer plan to leave?"

"The brothers are tired and I want to stay here longer. ”

"In my opinion, the little brother and the other guest officers are all martial artists, right?"

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, looked at the tavern owner with a different face, and wondered: "How did the boss see it?"

The tavern owner waved his hand and said with a smile: "I see that the pace of a few people is different from ordinary people, and the guest officers have eyes that are very comparable, so I asked casually." After speaking, the tavern owner seemed to suddenly think of something, walked out of the counter, came to Chen Fan's approach, and whispered: "By the way, guest officer, there was an auction in this village recently, I think you and your brother will be interested." ”

Chen Fan was puzzled: "Why?"

"A few days ago, a hunter in this village picked up a spiritual level exercise in a cave not far away, which caused a great sensation within hundreds of miles around, and many martial artists came here to seek this volume of exercises. Since the prices quoted by the visitors are higher than the other, the parties decide to hold an auction, and the highest bidder wins, I wonder if the guest officer is interested in this?"

Hearing these four words, Chen Fan was instantly stunned on the spot......